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palmetto
noun
pal·met·to
pal-ˈme-(ˌ)tō 
also pä-,
päl-,
pȯ-,
pȯl-
plural palmettos or palmettoes
1
: any of several usually low-growing fan-leaved palms
especially
: cabbage palmetto
2
: strips of the leaf blade of a palmetto used in weaving
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The staff stocks honeys from all over the country, including star thistle from Michigan and palmetto from Florida.
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Eliza McGraw, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2023
This supplement is specifically formulated to support healthy hair growth, with the combination of saw palmetto and biotin providing the necessary vitamins and nutrients to promote thicker and stronger hair.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Aug. 2023
According to the South Carolina Government, the palmetto was chosen because the fort made of palmetto logs aided in defeating the British fleet at Fort Moultrie on Sullivan's Island.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2023
This supplement features 1000mg of pure saw palmetto extract, along with pumpkin seed powder, zinc oxide, quercetin dihydrate, green tea extract, and stinging nettle root.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 14 July 2023
The design kept the indigo color of Colonel William Moultrie’s 2nd S.C. Regiment during the Revolutionary War, the crescent from the 2nd Regiment’s uniforms and the palmetto tree, which was drawn by Charleston artist Ellen Heyward Jervey for the 1910 flag.
—Peter Aitken, Fox News, 1 Jan. 2021
And the palmetto tree honored the material that soldiers used to hastily construct a fort.
—Star Tribune, 16 Mar. 2021
Florida has thick vegetation that can burn easily, including palmetto and pine trees, when dried out by increasingly hot temperatures tied to climate change, according to Michele Steinberg, wildfire division director at the National Fire Protection Association.
—New York Times, 16 May 2022
Lying at the scene in Jupiter Farms were several bags of palmetto berries, long considered a medicinal treatment for prostate problems and other health issues.
—Brooke Baitinger, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Sep. 2021
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Eliza McGraw, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2023
This supplement is specifically formulated to support healthy hair growth, with the combination of saw palmetto and biotin providing the necessary vitamins and nutrients to promote thicker and stronger hair.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Aug. 2023
According to the South Carolina Government, the palmetto was chosen because the fort made of palmetto logs aided in defeating the British fleet at Fort Moultrie on Sullivan's Island.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2023
This supplement features 1000mg of pure saw palmetto extract, along with pumpkin seed powder, zinc oxide, quercetin dihydrate, green tea extract, and stinging nettle root.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 14 July 2023
The design kept the indigo color of Colonel William Moultrie’s 2nd S.C. Regiment during the Revolutionary War, the crescent from the 2nd Regiment’s uniforms and the palmetto tree, which was drawn by Charleston artist Ellen Heyward Jervey for the 1910 flag.
—Peter Aitken, Fox News, 1 Jan. 2021
And the palmetto tree honored the material that soldiers used to hastily construct a fort.
—Star Tribune, 16 Mar. 2021
Florida has thick vegetation that can burn easily, including palmetto and pine trees, when dried out by increasingly hot temperatures tied to climate change, according to Michele Steinberg, wildfire division director at the National Fire Protection Association.
—New York Times, 16 May 2022
Lying at the scene in Jupiter Farms were several bags of palmetto berries, long considered a medicinal treatment for prostate problems and other health issues.
—Brooke Baitinger, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Sep. 2021
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Word History
Etymology
modification of Spanish palmito, from palma palm, from Latin
First Known Use
1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Palmetto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/palmetto. Accessed 30 Sep. 2023.
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palmetto
noun
pal·met·to
pal-ˈmet-ō
plural palmettos or palmettoes
: any of several usually low-growing palms with fan-shaped leaves
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